She Stole My Crown!

Women love compliments. We may not verbally say we love being complimented, but deep down it makes us feel special. More times than not, these compliments center around our physical appearances and our outward beauty, but there's a type of compliment that we should all be desiring. The best compliment we as women can receive is when someone comes up to us and praises us on our character. I wanted to re-study the book of Esther and so I asked the Holy Spirit to teach me something new about Esther. The book of Esther chapter one starts off with Vashti as queen but ends with Ester being the crowned queen. What caused this drastic change in royalty? What the Holy Spirit ended up teaching me was that as a woman, it is character, not beauty, that will sustain you in the position you wish to be in life                                                                                                                                                      

#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 19-21

And..... we are done! Today I am posting the last few devotions from our #21DaysBibleChallenge that ended on April 21st. I really want to thank and appreciate all those who took part in this challenge with me. Even though I may not know you did the challenge I know that God in heaven saw your devotions. It is my prayer that He will bless you for your time. I pray that as you desire to know Him that He will continue to reveal Himself and His plans to you. For those who did not start the challenge on time, please feel encouraged to do the challenge on your own time with whatever Bible chapter you choose to study. God will reveal Himself to whoever seeks Him so let us be intentional about knowing our Father.

Day 19: John Chapter 19
Lesson 1: Jesus Christ Knew All the Details About His mission on Earth, yet He obeyed to the End

" They said therefore among themselves, " Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, " They divided my garments among them and for my clothing they cast lots"-John 19:24

"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled said, "I thirst"-John 19:28

"For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken"- John 19:36

"And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they pierced"-John 19:37

#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 16-18

Hello everyone!
I am going to do the last two posts pertaining to the #21DaysBibleChallenge that was completed on April 21st. I've been meaning to release these posts but just haven't had the time due to school, but today is the day! Without any more delays, here are the things I learned from my quiet time on days 16, 17 and 18.

Day 16: John  Chapter16
Lesson 1: God Always Forewarns
"These things I have spoken to you that you should not be made to stumble" -John 16:1

• God sees all and knows all therefore before anything comes to be He is more than aware of it. When God sees what is coming for His children down the road, He warns us. Not only that, God always equips us with what we need to overcome.
• The important lesson to gain from this is that after God forewarns, we must heed the voice and the warnings of God. We must endeavor to remember His words because a soldier doesn't wait until gun fire showdown to start looking for his own weapon. We cannot be searching for God's Word during battle. We have to be filled up on His Word and equip ourselves the moment God warns. 
• In the above Scripture Christ says He is speaking those words so that the disciples don't stumble. In order for us not to stumble when faced with difficulties we must heed the warnings and ask God for the grace to endure until the end.  

Day 17: John  Chapter17

Lesson 1: Jesus is Constantly Praying For Me

"I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours"- John 17: 9

"Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me that they may be one as We are"-John 17:11

I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one"-John 17: 15

"I do not pray for these alone, but also those who will believe in Me through their word"-John 17: 20

• This chapter just oozed with the love that Christ has for His children. As I read I could just see the sincerity in the prayer of Christ and the amount of love He had for me and everyone else. Imagine Christ, a perfect loving God,  knowing that He will be leaving His children in this world with all its evil and then see the desperation in His prayer to the Father. "Father keep them", "I pray for them",  and "Keep through Your name" are all pleas!! Christ is begging the Father on our behalf! That's love!
• This chapter also taught me that I am not walking in this Christian journey alone. On my own power there is no way I would make it to the end, but because Jesus is at the right hand of the Father praying and interceding for me, I am given the grace to stand!  
• The Holy Spirit also revealed that despite my many sins the blood of Jesus Christ is still pleading on my behalf. Because of the blood shed for me, the Father will keep me from falling. He will sustain me even until Christ returns or I meet him through death. 
• "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen"-Jude 1:24-25

Day 18: John Chapter 18

Lesson 1: Be transparent in Your Actions

" Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world, I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple where the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing"- John 18:20

Proverbs 31 Wardrobe Ministry_ Edition5

Welcome to the 5th Edition of Proverbs 31 Wardrobe Ministry! We promote fashion the honors the Lord and honors a woman's purity and dignity. Our motto at P31-WM is "clothed with strength and dignity" found in Proverbs31:25b. Today I am sharing details of an outfit I wore to church this week! 

I believe in looking nice for less so below are where my outfit pieces were bought from. 

Outfit Details:
Top: black lace top from us.cotton.com (bought on sale for $5!)
Skirt: free gift! :)
Shoes: red pyramid T strap Heels from rue21.com (There's a final sale going on! 30-50% off!)
Purse: Red Aldo tote from aldoshoes.com (free gift but was on sale!) 
Watch: gold Aldo (gift!) 

#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 12-15

Happy Sunday! I pray you've all had a great weekend! Today I am sharing from my studies from our #21DaysBibleChallenge days 12, 13, 14, and 15. As of today we are on day 19 which means we are only two days away from finishing the book of John! God is faithful! 

Day 12: John Chapter 12

Lesson1: What are your intentions? God sees the heart, not the words 

"Why was this fragrant of oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. "- John 12: 5-6

• Right before the above Scripture was written, Mary had taken an expensive oil and anointed the feet of Jesus with the oil. Judas saw this asked why that oil was not sold instead and the proceed given to the poor, but the Bible points out that he said this not because he was a good man that cared for the poor. His intentions was not pure. He wanted them to sell the oil so that they'll give him the money to keep and he will use the money for his own selfish desires.
• The first thing the Holy Spirit pointed out to me was that intentions mean everything. No matter how sweet and kind my words are, if my heart is in the wrong place, my words means nothing to God. In addition, the Holy Spirit revealed that nothing is hidden from God. We may be able to deceive people into thinking we are good people, but God is not fooled. 
• "But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"- 1 Samuel 16:7
• Prayer: Father search my heart and teach me to love with pure hands and a pure heart. Amen

#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 9-11

Hello! Today I am sharing my studies from our #21DaysBibleChallenge days 9, 10, and 11. I am very excited about how faithful God is. He promised that we would find Him when we seek Him with our whole hearts and I can truly say that this Bible challenge is really proving that. I pray that your experience through the challenge is just as rewarding. As of today we are day 16 so only 5 more days remain! As I did before, I will only be sharing one insight from each day to keep these posts semi-short.

Day 9: John Chapter 9.

Lesson 1: God allows some conditions for His glory

"Jesus answered, " Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him." - John 9:3

• The man in question in the above verse was born blind. Throughout his entire life people assumed his blindness was a result of his sins or the sins of his parents; however, when Jesus entered into the situation, He revealed that the man's condition was not a punishment was sin, rather a condition that God allowed him to be in that God may demonstrate His power. 
• One thing that God taught me from this situation is that God is a Just God. Some may wonder why is God allowing an innocent man to suffer many years when he is not at fault neither are his parents at fault? God allowed the situation to save many lives. God's thoughts are not our thoughts neither are His ways our ways (Isaiah 55:8). It may not make sense to us, but God is looking at the bigger picture. The suffering of the man for a few years led to the salvation of that man's soul! A few earthly years of suffering is nothing in comparison to eternity with God. (John 9:34-38)
• In addition to the man's soul being saved, the miracle would also cause many to believe in Jesus Christ. We should be encouraged and strive to see God in the conditions of our lives. God always has a bigger plan! Let's trust Him.
• "But as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people."-Genesis 50:20

#21DaysBibleChallenge Days 6-8

As of today we are on Day 12 of our #21DaysBibleChallenge! Today I am posting one lesson from my devotions from days 6-8. I apologize that my posts always come very late in the evenings, but this when I usually force myself to take a study break. 

Day 6: John Chapter 6
Lesson 1: God often asks rhetorical questions
" Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat? But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what he would do."- John 6: 5-6

• Before Jesus asked Philip where they were going to get food from to feed the crowd that was following Him, he ALREADY knew what He was going to do. 
• This taught me that God doesn't ask my opinion because He is out of ideas nor because the situation that I am in is a surprise to Him. God brings up the question to get my attention. He asks rhetorical questions because the question will make me aware of that the problem I am facing is hopeless to man, but with God nothing shall be impossible!
• It was after the question was asked that Philip realized that even 200 denarii worth of bread was not going to be even to feed the people; This is to show that even with the resources of men, there are things beyond us, but God can take what we have and maximize it beyond that which we can imagine. 
• From this scenario Jesus proves that He is more than capable of supplying our physical needs, therefore we should hunger after that which is everlasting (the Bread of Life) more than that which satisfies our stomach.  
• "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."- John 6:27
• Christ is the Bread of life and I need to feed my spirit daily with the Bread of Life who is also the Word. I feed my spirit by daily and intentionally spending time in the Word of God.